 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Welcome to OCF! Glad you have found our group. We have many members from Australia. You will gain both info and support here. We will help you get thru this.
You are so right.... when its nighttime and your mind starts to wander.... NEVER get online. One page turns into 100 and the same goes for searching for things.
One of the most important things you can do is pay close attention to your intake. Now is the time to eat as much as you can, especially eating all of your favorites. You do not want to get half way thru treatment and have cravings. Your intake should be a minimum of 2500 calories and 48 oz of water every single day. This may sound like alot but its not. Your body is burning up calories at an incredible rate and that will increase as treatments begin and thru out recovery.
Best wishes!!!!
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
